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No matter how much rare stuff gets released in this information age, there's always some even more obscure cool material yet be unearthed. Here obscure 70s LA outfit 4th Coming get the re-issue treatment: an out-there musical core consisting of Henry 'Hank' Porter, Jechonias 'Jack' S. Williams and a rotating cast of musicians, they released a handful of rare 7"s before disappearing. It wasn't until the 90s when fan DJ Shadow started bigging them up, and now we get a full collection that enables us all to finally enjoy their weird and wonderful grooves.

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British-Ghanaian audio artist Larry Achiampong recently released Meh Mogya, a work that sonically traces his heritage. The resulting 21-track LP incorporated samples of Afrobeat/Highlife music (courtesy of researcher John Collins) into an amalgamation of moments of the former Gold Coast's colonial rule and its subsequent independence. Now he re-releases More Mogya that expands on the original album and theme, giving a further insight into this often overlooked period of the region's musical and political heritage.

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For one pulse-racing moment, we initially thought that "Swing Mood" might be in some way related to "Swing The Mood", the dire, Glenn Miller-sampling Jive Bunny megamix single that shockingly topped the charts back in the late '80s. Thankfully, no cartoon rabbits are involved, and Glenn Miller isn't spinning in his grave. Instead, "Swing Mood" is a formidable, drum-heavy club cut that gleefully cuts up an old swingtime fave. Castaman's remastered Edit is the one for club plays, while the Disco Cool Remix cuts down the horns and concentrates on the almighty drums for those sweatier, more energetic moments.

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Afla Sackey is a man with a vision, and that vision is to fuse African rhythms with big band horn action. Now together with his new orchestra (Afrik Bawanta) the Londoner is realising this vision. This single boasts four excursions into the genre he's dubbed Afro-funk: the almost acid-jazz of the title track, the laid back 70s funk of "Life On The Street", the urgent and upbeat "Old Lady" and the gorgeously lilting "My Lady".